Rail-fastener.



E. masia. RAIL FASTENBR.

APPLIGATION FILED MAY 17, 1909.

Patented Nov. 23,1909.

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FRANK PERSIC, OF IVIINONK, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURTH' T0 JOI-IN KASTJ'ACK,

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RAIL-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 23, 1909.

Application filed May 17, 1909. Serial No. 496,350.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, FRANK PERsro, a citizen of the United States, residing at Minonk, in the county of Woodford, State of Illinois, have inventedL certain new and useful Improvements in Rod-Fasteners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use `the same.

The invention relates to railway ties and rail joint means therefor and more particularly to that class for holding the rails without the use of spikes.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of novel means particularly designed for use in connection with railway construction for securingv rails to the ties of the road bed, bracing the rails at proper intervals and connecting the meeting ends of said rails.

Another object of the invention is the provision of means of this character in which the railway rails are held seated in peculiarly constructed ties and the same being braced at intervals to hold the said rails to the ties, and means for-uniting or connectl ing the meeting ends of the rails.

Another object of the invention is the provision of means of this character which 1s simple in construction, thoroughly efficient in operation, and inexpensive in the manufacture.

ith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings which disclose the preferred form of emf bodiment of the invention, to enable those skilled in the art to carry the invention into practice, and as brought out in the claims hereunto appended. It is to be understood however that minor changes, variations and modifications may be made such as come properly within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings z-Figure 1 is a top plan view of a railway track constructed in accordance with. the invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of` a portion of a track showing a slight modification in the arrangement thereof. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of one of the track fasteners carrying a fish plate. Fig. 7 is a similar view with the lish plate detached. Fig. 8 is a modification thereof.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawings.

In the drawings, thenumeral 10 designates spaced railway ties which are preferably of metal and being of hollow construction. Each of said ties 10, has formed in its upper face dove-tailed recesses 11, near opposite ends thereof and transversely of the same, and within these recesses the base portions of railway rails 12 are mounted, the same being of the ordinary and well known construction.

At the outside of the railway rails 12, and mounted upon alternate ties 10, are brace rail fasteners 13, which latter are formed with inner thickened ends 14, to contact with the webs of the rails and also contain bearing seats 15, to receive the lower outer edge of the tread portionof the said railway rails, these brace blocks or fasteners 13 being detachably secured upon" the upper face of the ties by bolt members 16, so as to lock the said blocks or brace fasteners to the ties.

Arranged on the inside of the rails 12, and mounted upon the alternate ties 10, carrying the brace blocks 13, are securing plates 17, the opposite ends of which are bent at right angles thereto to form ears 18, embracing opposite sides of the ties and containing openings to receive bolt members 19, passing transversely through the bodies of the ties to secure the said plates 17, thereon. Each plate 17 has one edge overlap the base portion ofthe rail to lock the latter to the tie. Formed integral with the plates 17, centrally thereof are extensions or tongues 20, which latter form stop lugs to prevent pivotal movement of the plates when mounted upon the ties, and are adapted to fit into suitable sockets or recesses contained in the upper faces of the ties to maintain the plates in working relation to the rails.

At the outside of the rails 12, at the meeting ends thereof and mounted upon the tie 10, beneath the same are securing plates 21, the same having their opposite ends bent at right angles to form ears 22, to embrace the sides of the tie and containing suitable openings to receive bolt members 23, passing transversely through the tie for locking the securing plate upon the latter. Integral With the plates 21, and rising centrally therefrom are brace blocks 23 each having one end projecting beyond the said plate 2l, to form a stop-lug or extension 24, for holding the plate against pivotal movement on the tie. The opposite end of the brace block 23, is thickened as at 25, and is formed With a dove tail rib 26, detachably engaging a dove tail groove 27, contained in the outer face of a fish plate 2S, through Which pass bolts 29, connecting the meeting ends of the railyvay rails.

Upon the tie l0, on the inside of the rail- Way rails l2, and disposed at the meeting ends thereof are securing plates 31, the same formed with tongues 30, correspondingly shaped to the plates 2l, and secured to the tie in a similar manner as the'latter.

In Fig. 8 there is shown a slightmodification for joining the meeting ends of the rails and the same comprises a block 32 having a thickened portion 33 formed with a dove tail rib 34 detachably engaging a dove tail groove corresponding thereto in a fish plate 35 and the block is formed With a tail or eX- tension 36, to engage a recess in the upper face of the tie, and through this tail or Wing is passed a fastener 37 to secure the block to the tie.

It is of course to be understood that the brace blocks hereinbefore described may be used in the order stated or they may be used separately from each other.

In Fig. 5 there is shown a slight modification of the railway tie l0, the same having formed integral therewith securing ears 32, projecting from opposite sides of the tie and adapted for the purpose of enabling the said tie to be mounted upon a trestle or the like.

From the foregoing description, the construction and operation of the invention it is though Will be clearly apparent therefore a more extended explanation is deemed uunecessary and has been omitted.

IVithin the rail seats of the ties are ar ranged Wooden or rubber cushions 33 upon which the bases of the rails rest.

lVhat is claimed is l. In combination, a tie having transverse dove tail seats therein forming edge flanges, adjoining rails supported in said seats, a securing plate mounted at the inside of the rails and secured to the tie, a plate mounted outside the rails and secured to the tie and having a brace block rising therefrom, and a connecting fish plate for the rails detachably connected to the last mentioned brace block.

2. In combination, a rail tie having dove tail seats therein, rails mounted Within the seats, plates engaging the rails at opposite' sides thereof and secured to the tie, brace means for the rails integral with the outer securing plate, and a fish plate connecting the meeting ends of the rails detachably united to the adjacent brace means.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence of tivo Witnesses.

FRANK PERSIC. Titnesses ANTON EROSKI, PETER SZEPIEFOWSKI. 

